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Annual  Report 

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TIE  NATIONAL  BOARD  OF  EDDCATION 

CHEROKEE  NATION. 


OFFICE  OF 

BOARD  OP  EDUCATION 

CHEROKEE  NATION 

Tahlequah,  I.T.,  Oct.  13,  1899- 

HON.  S.  H.  MAYES. 

Principal  Chief,  Cherokee  Nation, 

Tahlequah,  Ind.  Ter. 

Dear  Sir: — We  herewith  furnish  you  the  annual 
report  of  the  schools  of  the  Cherokee  Nation,  presenting 
a review  ot  the  work  done  for  1898-99  and  outlining  the 
matter  for  the  scholastic  year  of  1899-1900. 

Respectfully, 

Jas.  F.  McCullough,  J.  T.  Parks, 

Secretary.  President. 

PRIMARY  SCHOOLS. 

The  primary  schools  of  this  nation  have  not  been 
in  a very  flourishing  condition  since  the  last  report  was 
made  to  you.  Divers  reasons  may  be  assigned  as  the 
causes.  It  is  quite  probable  mistakes,  unintentional  on 
part  of  the  Board,  have  been  made  in  the  appointment 
of  teachers.  In  the  selection  of  124  teachers,  some  will 
secure  appointments  who  should  not  be  in  the  school 
room.  The  Board  ascertains  the  intellectual  qualifica- 
tions by  examinations  but  those  who  pass  the  most  sat- 
isfactory examination  are  not  always  the  best  teachers. 
Eligibility  to  teach  is  based  on  intellectual  qualifica- 
tions, moral  and  temperate  habits.  Information  on 
moral  and  temperate  qualifications  can  not  always  be 
secured  in  all  instances  and  the  Board  must  rely  on  the 
directors  and  patrons  of  schools  for  reports  as  to  char- 
acter and  conduct  of  teachers.  ..Many  schools  failed  to 
make  the  required  average  the  past  term  on  account 


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of  perhaps  incompetent  teachers  and  of  indifferent, 
petty  jealousies  and  prejudices  existing  among  the  pat- 
rons. Whenever  a neighborhood  believes  it  has  just 
grounds  for  dissatisfaction  with  a teacher  it  begins  to 
strive  to  break  down  the  school  instead  of  trying  to 
remedy  the  evil  and  sustain  the  school  thereby  making 
it  useful  and  prosperous.  The  good  results  are  also 
retarded  by  the  poor,  unsuitable  school  houses  furnish- 
ed in  many  neighborhoods.  No  surprise  need  be  ex- 
pressed for  the  irregular  attendance  of  children  in  the 
winter  and  rainy  season,  when  it  is  known  they  will  be 
compelled  to  sit  all  day  on  uncomfortable  benches,  in 
houses  that  let  in  the  snow,  ram  and  sunshine.  Owing 
to  the  impending  changes  in  the  condition  of  affairs 
generally  in  this  nation  the  Board  is  at  a loss  just  what 
to  recom mend  to  obviate  this  difficulty,  but  neighbor- 
hoods should  be  required  to  provide  a well  furnished 
house  before  being  granted  a school.  National  aid  in 
equipping  school  houses  is  worth  the  attention  of  our 
legislators.  The  text  book  question  is  of  no  little  mo- 
ment. While  there  is  a law  requiring  patrons  to  furnish 
a house,  furniture,  desk,  lock  and  key  in  which  to  se- 
cure the  books  it  is  woefully  disregarded.  Reports 
come  daily  to  the  Board  that  this  or  that  school  is  prac- 
tically without  books.  Judging  from  the  appropriations 
of  the  past  few  years  not  one  of  the  124  schools  now  in 
operation  should  be  without  a liberal  supply  of  books. 
Perhaps  they  have  been  carried  away  by  pupils  or  oth- 
ers at  the  close  of  school.  Be  that  as  it  may,  the 
schools  need  to  be  stocked  with  books  now.  Ample  ap- 
propriations are  made  annually  to  support  the  common 
schools  but  if  this  one  item  of  books  is  lacking  the 
whole  school  system  is  rendered  inefficient.  The  Amer- 
ican Book  Co.,  offer  to  allow  the  nation  forty  cents  on 
the  dollar  for  all  old  text  books  regardless  of  condition 
and  give  us  a new,  up  to  date  text  book.  This  the 
Board  believes  should  be  done,  but  in  addition  to  all 
the  old  books  the  nation  could  muster,  it  would  take 
about  $3,000.00  to  get  enough  supplies  to  furnish  every 
school  Some  measure  should  be  taken  to  further  pre- 
vent the  reckless  extravagant  use  of  books  and  school 
supplies.  If  it  continues  as  it  has  been,  though  large 
appropriations  be  made  aunually,  the  schools  will  still 
be  found  without  books.  Our  common  school  are  indis- 
pensable and  should  be  supported  with  unstinted  gen- 
erosity, yet  appropriations  must  be  used  by  judicious 


officials.  The  schools  need  a closer  personal  supervis- 
ion, and  monthly  reports  from  teachers  should  be  more 
exacting.  There  has  been  a great  need  for  years  past, of 
a course  of  study  for  our  rural  schools.  The  Board  has 
attempted  to  meet  this  requirement  and  the  following 
course  has  been  adopted: 

COURSE  OF  STUDY  ADOPTED  BY  THE  BOAPvD  OF  EDU- 
CATION FOR  THE  PRIMARY  SCHOOLS. 

OFFICE  OF 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION, 

CHEROKEE  NATION. 

Tahlequah,  I.  T.,  April  25,  1899. 
To  the  Teachers  ol'  the  Primary  Schools  of  the  Chero- 

Nation: 

As  guardians  of  the  educational  interests  of  the 
children  of  this  nation,  the  Board  of  Education  desires 
to  witness  better  results  in  the  primary  schools.  As  a 
partial  means  to  that  end  it  has  been  decided  to  adopt  a 
course  of  study  by  which  the  teachers  and  pupiJs  are  to 
be  guided,  in  order  that  they  may  be  enabled  to  do  more 
efficient  work. 

The  tirst  arrangement  of  a course  of  study  is  a 
matter  of  much  difficulty,  but  such  revisions  and  im- 
provements wiil  be  made  as  time  and  experience  show 
to  be  necessary  and  feasible. 

Under  present  arrangement  the  course  will  con- 
sist of  seven  years’  work,  seven  months  to  each  year. 
The  Board  will  endeavor  hereafter  to  give  teachers 
some  more  definite  ideas  of  the  work  required  in  each 
branch,  and  of  the  best  methods  to  employ. 

FIRST  YEAR, 

Text  Book,  First  Reader. 

Reading — teaching  letters  by  word  method — First 
Reader  or  Readers. 

Spelling — words  from  readers  and  other  familiar 
words. 

Language — with  reading  and  writing. 

Numbers — from  1 to  10  with  combinations. 

Writing — in  connection  with  reading. 

General  Exercises — music,  morals  and  manners 
and  oral  work. 


SECOND  YEAR. 

Text  Book,  Second  Reader. 

Reading — Second  Reader  or  Readers. 
Spelling — from  readers  and  common  words. 


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Language — in  connection  with  reading. 

Numbers — combinations  from  1 to  20  with  con- 
crete work. 

Writing— careful  practice,  pen,  pencil  and  board. 

General  Exercises — music,  drawing,  morals  and 
manners  and  oral  work. 

THIRD  YEAR. 

Text  Book,  Third  Reader,  or  Readers. 

Elementary  Arithmetic,  Primer  of  Physiology. 

Reading— Third  Reader  or  Readers. 

Spelling — words  from  readers  and  other  lessons. 

Language— more  distinctive  work  than  previous 

year. 

Arithmetic — Elementry  Arithmetic  begun. 

Physiology  and  Hygiene — primary  work. 

General  Exercises — music,  drawing,  morals  and 
manners. 

FOURTH  YEAR. 

Text  Books,  Third  Readers,  Language  Book,  Ele- 
mentary Arithmetic,  Primer  of  Physiology. 

Reading — another  Third  Reader  completed. 

Spelling — Third  year. 

Language— composition,  punctuation  and  parts 
of  speech. 

Arithmetic— Elementary  Arithmetic. 

Geography— Oral  Geography. 

Writing  —copy  books — movements. 

Physiology  and  Hygiene — same  as  third  year. 

General  Exercises— music,  drawing,  morals  and 
manners. 

FIFTH  YEAR. 

Text  Books — Fourth  Reader,  United  States  His- 
tory Elementary  Grammar,  Elementary  Arithmetic, 
Elementary  Geography,  Physiology. 

Reading — Fourth  Reader,  selected  literture, 
United  States  History. 

Spelling — word  study. 

Grammar — elementary  work. 

Arithmetic — measures,  common  fractions. 

Writing — careful  practice,  copy  books— move- 
ments. 

Physiology — elementary  work. 

Geography — Elementary  Georaphy. 

Science — observation  work. 

General  Exercises- -music,  drawing,  morals  and 
manners. 


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SIXTH  YEAR. 

Text  Books — Fourth  Reader.  United  States  His- 
tory, Elementary  Grammar,  Arithmetic,  Physiology, 
Elementary  History,  Copy  Books. 

Reading — Fourth  Reader  completed — Fifth  Read- 
er begun. 

Spelling — word  study,  diacritical  marks. 

Grammar— Elementary  Grammar  completed. 

Arithmetic — Complete  Arithmetic  begun. 

Writing— practical ‘exercises,  movements. 

Physiology — same  as  fifth  year. 

History — Elementary  History  in  connection  with 
Geography. 

Science — observation  work. 

General  Exercises — music,  drawing,  morals  and 
manners. 

SEVENTH  YEAR. 

Text  Books — Fifth  Reader,  First  Steps  in  Litera- 
ture, Advanced  Grammar,  Arithmetic,  Geography,  His- 
tory and  Physiology. 

Reading — Fifth  Reader  and  Stepping  Stones  to 
Literature. 

Orthography — rules  and  terms. 

Grammar  and  Composition — Etymology,  practi- 
cal composition. 

Arithmetic — Business  Arithmetic. 

Geography— Mathematical  and  Political. 

History — Discoveries  to  Constitutional  Period. 

Pliy  siology — co  m pleted . 

General  Exercises- -mu sic,  drawing,  morals  and 
manners. 

The  Board  of  Education  will  endeavor  to  supply 
as  speedily  as  possible,  all  books  named  in  the  course  of 
study,  not  now  in  the  schools. 


This  links  on  to  the  course  of  study  now  being 
carried  out  in  our  high  schools. 

An  increased  interest  in  educational  affairs  comes 
from  many  neighborhoods  that  have  never  had  school 
facilities  appealing  for  the  location  of  schools,  but  the 
Board  was  powerless  to  act  in  the  matter.  Our  schools 
should  be  so  located  that  none  desiring  educational  ad- 
vantages should  be  denied  them.  In  presenting  this 
report  the  Board  would  be  recreant  to  duty  should  it  fail 
to  note  that  a better  salary  will  always  command  a bet- 


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teacher,  and  a better  teacher  means  a better  school 
with  better  results.  The  dawn  of  a new  century  re- 
minds us  that  old  and  worn  out  methods  must  give  way 
to  new  and  progressive  ideas  if  we  would  succeed. 
Especially  is  this  true  of  school  affairs. 

With  the  innovation  of  government  come  new 
questions  for  consideration  and  settlement.  Under 
laws  of  congress  many  of  our  towns  have  incorporated 
and  inaugurated  a system  of  free  or  city  schools.  In 
many  of  the  same  towns  is  located  a school  supported 
by  the  nation,  and  it  has  been  thought  much  better  re- 
sults could  be  obtained  by  consolidating  the  schools,  as 
all  children  would  get  better  personal  attention  and  the 
benefit  of  a graded  school.  Inside  the  corporate  limits 
a tax  is  levied  on  the  property  of  the  inhabitants  to 
maintain  these  schools  and  no  one  outside  of  the  city 
limits  is  permitted  to  attend  the  school  without  paying 
tuition.  Cherokee  citizens  live  just  beyond  the  city 
limits  whose  children  have  pehaps  always  attended  the 
national  school  but  under  the  consolidation  arrangement 
must  pay  tuition  to  attend  a school  in  which  a teacher 
is  employed  by  t*he  nation.  Many  of  the  citizens  of  the 
town  contribute  to  the  support  of  the  city  schools  at  the 
same  time  their  pro  rata  share  of  the  school  fund  of  the 
nation  is  being  used.  Thus  many  pay  a double  tax  for 
one  purpose.  This  is  mentioned  with  the  hope  that 
some  means  may  be  devised  to  remedy  the  evil. 

In  Vinita  there  are  about  190  Cherokee  children 
with  provisions  for  but  one  national  teacher.  We  be- 
lieve it  advisable  to  provide  for  one  more  teacher  at  this 
place,  and  the  location  of  a school  at  Stilwell. 

It  being aosolutely  impossible  to  continue  many 
of  the  primary  schools  the  fall  term  on  account  of  the 
lack  of  books,  and  the  book  appropriation  for  this  year 
being  exhausted  the  Board  after  consulting  many  of  the 
nation’s  officers  and  being  favorably  advised,  ordered 
such  books  as  the  school  could  get  along  with  this  term, 
the  pay  for  same,  being  subject  to  an  appropriation  by 
council  which  the  Board  recommends. 

The  lawr  requires  the  text  books  to  be  uniform. 
The  following  books  have  been  selected  and  adopted  by 
the  Board  of  Education  as  texts  for  the  common  schools 
of  this  nation. 

Baldwin's  School  Readers,  by  grades. 

Milne's  Elements  of  Arithmetic. 


Milne’s  Standard  Arithmetic. 

Metcalf’s  Elementary  Grammar. 

Natural  Elementary  Geography. 

Natural  Advanced  Geography. 

Authorized  Temperance  Physiologies,  series. 

Eggleston’s  First  Book  in  American  History. 

Eggleston’s  History  of  the  United  States  and  its 

People. 

Metcalf’s  Spelling  and  Language  Book. 
Published  by  the  American  Book  Company. 

These  books  have  been  adopted  and  are  now  be- 
ing used  in  the  public  schools  of  Vinita,  Claremore,  No- 
wata* Webber’s  Falls,  Bartlesville,  Muldrow,  and  in 
the  national  schools  of  the  Choctaw  nation*,  and  in  all 
the  towns  of  the  Chickasaw  and  Creek  nations. 

Owing  to  the  great  need  of  text  books  in  the  pri- 
mary schools  the  Board  deemed  it  absolutely  necessary 
in  order  for  the  children  to  get  some  benelit  out  of  this 
term  of  school,  to  buy  some  books  the  pay  for  which  is 
subject  to  appropriation  by  council.  The  waste  of  books 
and  stationery  is  much  greater  than  it  should  be,  but 
how  to  lessen  it  under  the  free  supply  system  is  diffi- 
cult for  this  Board  to  suggest. 

The  aggregate  enrollment  of  pupils  the  past  year 
was  4585,  the  average  2528^ 

Herewith  is  transmitted  also  the  correspondence 
of  the  United  States  authorities  with  this  department 
regarding  the  supervision  of  schools  of  this  nation. 

coppock’s  letter. 

Department  of  the  Interior,  Indian  School  Service, 

Tahlequah,  I.  T.  June  21,  1899. 

Cherokee  National  Board  of  Education,  Tahle- 
quah, I.  T. — Gentlemen:  I hand  you  herewith  a com- 
munication concerning  Cherokee  school  matters  ad- 
dressed to  me  by  the  Hon  J.  D.-Bennedict,  Superinten- 
dent of  schools  in  the  Indian  Territory. 

I respectfully  request  that  you  consider  it  and 
give  me  your  views  if  in  agreement,  or  a statement  of 
a working  basis  that  will  promote  efficiency  and  avoid 
conflict  so  I may  prosecute  the  work  of  supervisor 
with  proper  understanding,  and  may  prepare  a suitable 
report  on  the  matter  to  Mr.  Bennedict. 

Your  Truly, 

Benjamin  S.  Coppock, 
School  Supervisor  Cherokee  Nation. 


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BENEDICT’S  LETTER. 

Department  of  the  Interior,  United  States  Indian  Service, 

Office  of  Superintendent  of  Schools  Ind.  Ter. 

Muscogee,  Indian  Territory,  June  17,  1899. 

Mr.  Benjamin  S.  Coppock,  Supervisor  Cherokee 
Nation,  Vinita,  I.  T. 

Dear  Sir:  I submitted  the  letter  of  Hon.  S.  H. 
Mayes,  Principal  Chief  to  you  and  your  letter  to  me  con- 
cerning your  interview  with  him,  both  to  the  Hon.  Sec- 
retary of  the  Interior,  some  weeks  ago,  and  have  just 
received  a reply. 

The  Secretary  holds  that  he  has  the  right  to  su- 
pervise the  schools  of  the  Cherokee  nation,  and  that  he 
has  the  authority  to  supervise  the  expenditure  of  the 
Cherokee  school  funds,  even  though  the  President  has 
approved  an  appropriation  authorizing  the  Principal 
Chief  to  issue  warrants  thereon. 

The  Curtis  Act  provides:  “No  payment  of  any 
moneys  on  any  account  whatever  shall  hereafter  be 
made  by  the  United  States  to  any  of  the  tribal  govern- 
ments or  to  any  officer  thereof  for  disbursement,  but 
payments  of  all  sums  to  members  of  said  tribes  shall 
be  made  under  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior, 
by  an  officer  appointed  by  him.  ” 

The  Hon.  Secretary  very  properly  holds  that  the 
mere  fact  that  the  President  has  approved  an  appropri- 
ation authorizing  the  Principal  Chief  to  issue  warrants, 
does  not,  by  any  means,  invalidate  the  Curtis  Act, 
which  as  above  quoted,  says  that  payment  of  all  sums 
“shall  be  made  under  direction  of  the  Secretary  of  the 
Interior.’’ 

This  matter  was  discussed  by  the  authorities  at 
Washington  at  the  time  the  appropriation  bills  were  be- 
ing considered,  and  the  President  approved  these  ap- 
propriations with  the  distinct  understanding  that  the 
funds  were  to  be  expened  under  the  supervision  of  the 
Interior  Department. 

Arrangements  will  hereafter  be  made  to  pay 
teachers  quarterly,  by  a government  officer,  and  no  such 
warrant  will  be  paid,  unless  the  Superintendent  of 
schools  in  the  Indian  Territory  and  the  supervisor  of 
schools  of  the  particular  nation,  are  prepared  to  certify 
to  the  competency  of  the  teacher,  and  that  the  ser- 
vices for  which  the  warrant  has  been  issued,  have  been 
duly  rendered. 

The  Hon.  Secretary  also  says:  “The  Superin- 


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tendent  of  schools  in  the  Indian  Territory  and  the  su- 
pervisor of  schools  of  the  Cherokee  nation  must  have 
full  access  at  all  times,  to  the  books,  accounts,  school 
room  work  and  all  other  details  connected  with  educa- 
tion.” 

I am  anxious  to  have  arrangements  made  hereaf- 
ter, so  that  teachers  will  receive  their  wages  promptly. 
It  would  not  be  fair  to  them,  to  allow  them  to  teach 
several  months  and  then  have  their  claims  for  pay 
rejected. 

We  cannot  determine  the  qualifications  of  a teach- 
er except  by  a fair  examination. 

I have  no  desire  to  ignore  the  Cherokee  School 
Board  whatever,  I much  prefer  to  work  in  harmony 
with  them. 

There  is  an  abundance  of  work  for  all  of  us  to  do 
and  we  can  accomplish  much  greater  good  for  the  child- 
ren of  the  territory  by  all  working  together  toward 
the  improvement  of  the  schools  of  the  various  nations. 

In  another  communication  from  the  authorities 
at  Washington,  I am  authorized  to  hold  a series  of 
teacher  examinations  throughout  the  territory  and  to 
issue  certificates  to  all  who  pass  a reasonable  examina- 
tion. In  the  interest  of  harmony  I am  willing  that 
our  examinations  in  the  Cherokee  nation  be  held  jointly 
by  us  and  their  Board  of  Education.  We  can  then  issue 
certificates  to  all  who  pass  fairly  good  examinations,  and 
their  Board  can  do  the  same.  Both  parties  can  then 
agree  upon  a list  of  teachers  to  be  appointed,  and  we 
can  certify  this  list  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  and 
by  furnishing  the  United  States  disbursing  officer 
with  a copy  of  the  list,  teachers  will  have  no  trouble  in 
getting  their  pay.  Some  plan  of  this  kind  should  be 
agreed *upon  and  faithfully  carried  out,  otherwise  teach- 
ers will  experience  trouble  in  getting  their  pay.  We 
have  no  desire  to  displace  any  of  the  Cherokee  teachers, 
provided  they  are  fairly  well  quilified  to  teach,  and  I ap- 
prehend that  the  Cherokee  nation  will  gain  nothing 
in  the  end,  by  antagonizing  the  efforts  of  the  Secretary 
of  the  Interior  to  improve  their  schools: 

You  will  make  known  the  contents  of  this  letter 


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to  the  Principal  Chief  and  to  the  Cherokee  Board  of  Ed- 
ucation, as  early  as  possible,  and  report  to  me  the  re- 
sult of  your  interview  with  them. 

Yours  Truly, 

John  D.  Benedict, 

Superintendent  of  Schools  in  the  Indian  Territory. 

BOARD  OF  EDUCATION’S  REPLY. 

OFFICE  OF 

BOARD  OP  EDUCATION, 

Cherokee  Nation. 

Tahlequah.  Indian  Territory,  June  28,  1899. 

Hon.  B.  S.  Coppock,  School  Supervisor,  Tahlequah,  I.T. 

Dear  Sir:  Your  letter  of  the  21st  instant  receiv- 
ed, accompanying  a communication  from  Hon.  J.  D. 
Benedict,  setting  forth  the  grounds  upon  which  the  In- 
terior Department,  through  you  and  Mr.  Benedict,  pro- 
poses to  exercise  supervision  over  the  schools,  appoint- 
ment of  teachers  and  expenditure  of  the  school  fund  of 
the  Cherokee  nation. 

In  reply  would  say  yourself  and  Mr.  Benedict 
are  cordially  invited  to  examine  the  records  of  this 
office  at  any  and  all  times,  and  all  other  official  business 
transacted  by  the  Cherokee  Board  of  Education.  Fur- 
ther, we  would  be  pleased  to  have  either  or  both  of  you 
present  during  the  institute  and  examination  of  teach- 
ers to  begin  at  Tahlequah,  July  5th  next;  but  whatever 
authority  this  Board  of  Education  may  have  in  educa- 
tional matters,  that  authority  was  given  by  the  Cherokee 
National  Council  and  we  have  no  right  to  suspend, 
change  or  modify  that  authority  in  any  manner  what- 
ever. Therefore,  we  conceive  that  we  have  no  right 
either  to  accept  or  reject  the  proposal  of  the  United 
States  officials  to  extend  complete  supervision  over  the 
Cherokee  schools;  and  must  respectfully  refer  you  to 
the  Cherokee  National  Council  or  the  Principal  Chief  of 
the  Cherokee  nation.  ♦ 

Jas.  F.  McCullough,  J.  T.  Parks, 

Secretary.  President. 


In  maintaining  the  position  indicated  in  the  reply 
of  the  Board  the  tribal  law  is  held  to  be  our  guide.  The 
duties  of  the  Board  of  Education  are  peculiarly  defined, 
and  when  properly  understood  and  with  some  necessary 
distinctions  and  limitations  kept  constantly  in  view  by 


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all  parties,  there  can  be  no  conflict  in  rights, powers  and 
jurisdiction,  in  educational  affairs,  between  this  nation 
and  the  United  States.  They  revolve  in  different 
spheres,  at  present,  though  our  aim  be  a common  one, 
and  the  glory  of  neither  is  impaired  by  giving  them  full 
and  unimpeded  liberty  of  action  in  their  own  particular 
course.  Believing  that  this  department  of  the  Chero- 
kee government,  in  the  light  of  existing  law,  furnishes 
the  only  guarantee  for  the  maintainance  of  our  beautiful 
system  of  free  schools  in  a healthy  condition,  the  Board 
of  Education  would  be  faithless  to  its  convictions  of 
right  and  duty,  should  it  fail  to  uphold  it. 

The  Board  in  its  efforts  to  get  good  teachers  held 
two  examinations  last  summer. 


DUTIES  OF  DIRECTORS  AND  TEACHERS  OF  PRIMARY 
SCHOOLS  OF  THE  CHEROKEE  NATION. 

OFFICE  OF 

BOARD  OP  EDUCATION, 

Cherokee  Nation. 

Tahlequah,  Indian  Territory,  July  31,  1899. 

TO  DIRECTORS. 

1.  The  law  requires  you  to  furnish  a comfortable 
house,  and  provide  a suitable  desk  with  lock  and  key  in 
which  to  place  the  books  for  safe  keeping. 

2.  You  are  the  leaders  in  your  community  and  it 
is  your  duty  to  exert  every  influence  for  good  and  to 
keep  harmony  among  the  patrons  of  the  school  and 
toward  the  teacher. 

3.  It  is  your  duty  to  see  that  the  school  is  sup- 
plied with  fuel  and  the  house  is  kept  in  good  repair. 

4.  Do  not  sign  teachers’  reports  for  a greater 
numberof  days  than  actually  taught, except  tor  Thanks- 
giving and  one  day  for  picnic  in  the  spring  term. 

5.  Visit  your  school  at  least  once  each  month. 

6.  The  law  gives  you  authority  to  suspend  and 
expel  pupils  for  bad  conduct,  and  to  dismiss  the  teach- 
er during  the  term  for  neglect  of  duty,  intemperate, 
immoral  or  other  conduct  unbecoming  a teacher  and  to 
report  your  action  to  the  Boardof  Education  immediately. 

TO  TEACHERS. 

1.  Teachers  should  realize  that  they  have  the 
responsibility  of  moulding  the  characters  of  the  rising 


UNIVERSITY  of 

ftJJNois  Lifmn 


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generation  and  fitting  them  for  useful  citizenship  and 
therefore,  should  set  an  example  worthy  of  emulation. 

2.  Read  some  good  book  or  journal  on  education. 
Strive  to  advance. 

3.  The  nation  pays  you  a salary  to  teach  form  9 
o’clock  a.  m.  to  4 o’clock  p.  m.,  five  days  in  a week,  and 
you  should  put  in  all  of  this  time. 

4.  There  is  a vast  difference  in  “keeping  school” 
and  “teaching  school.”  Which  do  you  do? 

5.  Take  in  the  books  and  lock  them  up  every 
evening.  You  are  responsible  for  any  loss.  Number 
and  write  the  name  of  your  school  on  every  book.  If 
the  patrons  fail  to  furnish  a desk  with  lock  and  key  and 
to  provide  fuel  for  the  school,  report  the  facts  to  the 
Board  of  Education  at  once. 

6.  Meet  your  children  with  a smile;  never  lose 
your  temper.  Be  firm  and  kind  in  discipline;  make  few 
rules  and  enforce  them  with  decision  and  discretion. 

7.  You  will  under  no  circumstances,  except  sick- 
ness, be  allowed  to  leave  your  school  and  appoint  a 
teacher  in  your  place,  for  such  will  work  a forfeiture  of 
your  appointment. 

Jas.  P.  McCullough,  J.  T.  Parks, 

Secretary.  President. 


MALE  SEMINARY, 

This  institution  has  not  accomplished  the  work 
the  past  year  that  it  should  have.  In  the  administration 
of  affairs  one  aspect  challenges  the  most  serious  consid- 
eration and  is  the  prime  cause  of  the  best  results  not 
being  attained.  Changes  in  the  faculty  have  been  too 
frequent  in  the  past  years  for  the  good  of  the  school. 
This  should  be  avoided  and  changes  should  never  be 
made  unless  for  reasons  most  cogent.  On  account  of 
the  unstability  of  appointments,  we  are  unable  to  retain 
the  best  qualified  workers  of  the  times.  They  seek 
other  and  more  favored  positions  and  thus  the  loss  of 
thoroughly  trained  men  is  incalculable.  It  is  most  im- 
portant that  valuable  men  be  retained,  and  unless  pro- 
vision is  made  to  do  this  additional  losses  will  be  suf- 
fered, monoy  spent  to  no  purpose,  and  the  valuable 
time  of  our  young  men  wasted.  The  Male  Seminary  is 
now  in  charge  of  able  men.  They  display  an  education- 
al enthusiasm  and  are  thoroughly  devoted  to  the  work 
in  hand,  and  are  attracting  the  attention  of  the  young 


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men  of  the  nation  to  the  .institution.  The  faculty  is 
more  harmonious  than  it  has  been  in  previous  years. 
Officers  and  teachers  are  working  in  sympa  thy  for  the 
advancement  of  the  institution.  This  is  no  little  item. 
The  faculty  as  composed  now  is:  Profs.  J.  L.  Smith, 
Principal;  Walter  A.  Thompson,  1st  assistant;  R.  L. 
Mitchell,  2nd  assistant;  Geo.  Cox,  3rd  assistant;  J.  W. 
Adair,  4th  assistant,  with  no  appropriation.  We  recom- 
mend an  appropriation  of  $450  for  his  benefit,  for  ser- 
vices that  he  has  performed  the  past  school  year.  By 
judicious  fostering  of  this  institution  the  necessity  will 
never  arise  for  boys  to  leave  our  own  country  for  an 
education. 

Prof.  E.  Goldman,  is  instructor  in  stringed  in- 
struments, whose  compensation  comes  from  individuals. 

At  the  commencement  in  June  there  graduated 
form  this  institution,  Ed.  P.  Blackstone,  Henry  A.  Dam- 
eron,  J.  Merritt  Eaton,  J.  Casper  Lipe,  Gilbert  L. 
Thompson. 

The  report  of  R.  K.  Adair,  Steward,  is  hereto 
attached  for  your  consideration.  The  aggregate  en- 
rollment of  pupils  at  this  institution  during  the  past 
year  was  152.  Average  120. 

Tahlequah,Ind.  Ter.  1 
October  7,  1899-  } 

Hon.  J.  T.  Parks,  President  Board  of  Education. 

Dear  Sir:  Replying  to  your  communication  ol 
the  3rd  instant,  will  say  as  to  the  domestic  department 
of  this  institution,  that  everything  is  working  as  niceiy 
as  could  be  desired,  and  as  to  the  cost  of  boarding  each 
pupil,  will  say  that  $5.50  per  month  is  ample,  provided 
we  had  a full  school,  say  140  pupils,  but  if  the  number 
is  less  than  this  the  cost  would  proportionately  be  more 
per  pupil.  Estimating  the  cost  on  this  basis  it  would 
be  $7.70  per  month,  and  for  nine  school  months  it  would 
make  $6,930.00,  and  you  can  see  from  my  reports,  that 
I have  had  money  to  spend  on  repairs,  at  these  figures. 

Very  Respectfully, 

R.  K.  Adair,  Supt.  Male  Seminary. 

ORPHAN  ASYLUM. 

This  most  valuable  institution  has  continued  in 
regular  and  successful  operation  during  the  past  year. 
It  is  not  only  an  orphan  school,  but  a home  for  unfortu- 
nate children  of  this  nation.  The  attached  report  of 
the  Superintendent  gives  the  condition  of  affairs  at  that 


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place  in  detail.  The  expenditure  of  this  institution 
together  with  that  of  the  high  schools  of  the  nation 
were  greater  this  year  than  would  otherwise  have  been 
necessary,  on  account  of  the  United  States  authorities 
withholding  our  funds  for  some  time,  which  were  appro- 
priated for  their  support.  These  schools  had  no  avail- 
able cash  for  their  support  from  November  to  the  mid- 
dle of  March,  and  were  complelled  to  be  run  on  credit, 
which  means  hundreds  of  dollars  more  than  if  the 
terms  had  been  cash,  for  the  money  down  would  amount 
to  considerable  discount,  considering  the  amount  re 
quired  to  support  all  the  high  schools. 

The  faculty  at  the  Orphan  Asylum  now  consists 
of  Rev  J F.  Thompson,  Superintendent;  Prof.  S.  F. 
Parks,  Principal;  Geo.  Hampton,  first  assistant;  Miss 
Fannie  Mai  Browning,  second  assistant;  Mrs.  Eugenia 
Thompson,  third  assistant;  Miss  Dora  Ward,  fourth 
assistant;  Miss  Cherrie  Edmondson,  music  teacher. 
There  exists  among  the  teachers,  officers  and  children 
the  kindest  feeling,  and  there  is  every  indication  that 
still  greater  good  will  be  accomplished,  for  all  are  eager 
to  advance. 

Salina,  Ind.  Ter.,  ) 
October  10,  1899.  j 

Hon,  J.  T.  Parks,  President  Board  of  Education- 

I have  the  honor  to  submit  herewith  my  annual 
report  of  the  Cherokee  Orphan  Asylum  for  the  year 
ending  September  30,  1899. 

Our  school  in  numbers  was  not  as  large  as  last 
year,  but  the  health  was  better  than  any  previous  year 
in  the  history  of  the  institution. 

FARM. 


The  Asylum  reservation  contains  1200  acres  of 
excellent  grazing  and  agricultural  land.  During  the 
past  year  we  have  farmed  about  150  acres  of  wheat, 
and  about  180  in  oats,  corn,  millet,  kaffir  corn  and  vege- 
tables Find  appended  a tabulated  statement  showing 
products  of  field  and  garden. 

Wheat  2,479  bushel. 


Potatoes 

Corn 

Kaffir  corn 
Pork 


150 

2075 

8 

4500 


acres. 

pounds. 


Oats 

Onions 

Millet 

Milk 

Beef 


450  bushel 
120 

15  tons. 
600  galls. 
2570  pounds 


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STOCK. 


• The  stock  of  the  Asylum  consists  of  60  bead  of 
cattle,  100  head  of  hogs  and  8 mules. 

The  tools  and  implements  on  the  farm  are 
sufficient  for  all  demands,  arid  consist  of: 


3 Turning  plows.  (3  horse) 
2 Binders,  half  worn 
1 Corn  planter,  half  worn, 
1 Disc  harrow,  new, 

20  Hoes, 

6 G-rubbing  hoes, 

1  Pick, 

Harness  for  8 mules. 


2  Turning  plows,  (2  horse) 
1 Mower,  half  worn, 

1 Wheat  drill,  half  worn, 

2 Common  harrows,  oid, 
6 Rakes, 

3 Shovels, 

3  Wagons, 


EMPLOYEES. 


For  the  year  past  the  persons  employed  have  in 
the  main  done  good  and  faithful  work,  and  it  has  seem 
ed  to  be  necessary  to  employ,  2 matrons,  2 laundry 
hands,  2 kitchen  hands,  1 farm  hand,  1 engineer  and 
blacksmith. 

AGGREGATE  AND  AVERAGE. 


The  aggregate  for  last  year  was  139 

The  average  125 

Remaining  during  vacation  35 

Current  and  contingent  expenses  111,100  28 

Average  expense  per  scholar  11  80- 


RECOMMENDATIONS. 

Repairs  are  badly  needed  and  should  have  been 
made  during  last  year. 

The  main  dram  should  be  made  two  feet  deeper 
at  lower  end  and  laid  with  new  tiling. 

The  laiundry  needs  a new  floor,  laundry  stove 
and  wash  tubs. 

School  desks  and  recitation  seats  for  primary  and 
intermediate  schools  and  recitation  room. 

Repairs  of  roof  on  main  building,  new  floor  for 
dining  hall  front  hall  and  boys’  sick-room, 

New  fencing  is  needed,  but  this  expense  can  be 
met  from  proceeds  of  farm. 

Respectfully, 

J.  F.  Thompson, 

Supt.  Cherokee  Orphan  Asylum. 


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FEMALE  SEMINARY. 

•The  past  year’s  work  at  this  institution  has  been 
successful  in  a very  high  degree.  It  is  thoroughly 
organized.  Many,  too  many,  changes  have  been  made 
in  the  faculty  of  this  school,  in  years  past,  but  fortu- 
nately the  same  principal  has  been  retained  for  many 
years,  and  the  clearly  organized  plans  for  the  good  of 
the  young  ladies  of  our  country  have  been  largely  devel- 
oped by  the  permanency  of  position  of. the  same  head 
to  the  institution.  The  enrollment  for  the  past  year 
was  259  pupils,  average  130. 

The  teachers  at  presenb  are,  Miss  A.  F.  Wilson, 
Principal;  Miss  Lilian  Alexander,  first  assistant;  Miss 
Jananna  Ballard,  second  assistant;  Miss  Patsy  Mayes, 
third  assistant;  Miss  Daniel  Ross,  fourth  assistant,  and 
Miss  Lellie  Morgan,  fifth  assistant,  whose  pay  for 
teaching  is  subject  to  appropriation  by  council. 

Miss  Daniel  Ross  was  the  extra  teacher  during 
the  spring  term,  of  five  months,  and  we  recommend 
that  $250  for  her  and  $200  for  Miss  Morgan  bq  appro- 
priated. In  order  to  carry  out  the  prescribed  course 
of  study  it  was  absolutely  necessary  to  engage  the 
services  of  an  additional  teacher  for  each  seminary. 

T1  \ ;n  charge  of  the  Female  Seminary  are 
especiail;  pi  . cc.  to  teach  the  branches  assigned  them, 
andgi  eaur  \ elopments  are  expected  this  year  than 
ever  before  A class  of  eleven  young  ladies,  composed 
of  Misses  ( L re Tee  C.  Adair,  Lucinda  Ballard,  Ella  Mae 
Covel,  Nellie  Duncan,  Alice  French,  Lula  B.  James 
Grace  Phillips,  Fannie  Van  Ross,  Mayne  Starr  and  Eldie 
Starr,  graduated  from  this  institution  last  June,  and 
most  of  them  ar^  now  engaged  in  teaching,  in  the  schools 
of  this  nation. 

The  musical  department  is  in  charge  of  Misses 
A.  Archer  and  Cora  McNair,  who  receive  no  remu- 
neration from  the  nation.  The  report  of  the  steward, 
I.  M . French,  is  hereto  attached  for  your  information. 

SUPERINTENDENT'S  REPORT. 

To  the  Hon.  Board  of  Education. 

I herewith  submit  my  report  of  the  domestic  de- 
partment or  the  Female  Seminary,  including  spring 
term  1899. 

There  was  enrolled  125  pupils,  9 teachers,  and 
13  work  hands,  137  persons.  The  term  closed  with  100 
pupils,  or  about  122  persons.  My  first  three  requisi- 


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tions  amounted  to  18,828.95,  discount  on  same  about 
$270.65;  leaving  $8, 558.30,  to  this  I have  added  $388.00, 
which  was  due  Shibley  & Wood  Grocery  Co.,  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  present  quarter,  making  the  total  amount 
up  to  September  30,  $8,946.30.  We  have  this  term  133 
pupils  enrolled,  8 teachers  and  13  hands,  (154  persons). 
My  expenses  for  the  month  of  September  was  $941.16, 
or  about  $6. 67  per  person,  allowing  120  pupils  for  this 
month. 

In  regard  to  making  recommendations  for  the 
good  of  the  school,  I submit  the  following: 

1.  The  building  needs  repairing,  especially  the 
roof,  which  should  be  repaired  and  painted. 

2.  There  should  be  enough  wire  taken  from  off 
the  pasture  to  make  the  yard  fence  hog  proof. 

3.  The  laundry  building  should  be  enlarged  at 
least  one  half,  and  a new  house  built  for  the  pump.  I 
would  sugget  that  the  committee  on  education  investi- 
gate the  things  men  tioued  and  see  for  themselves.  I 
will  add  that  there  is  new  tubs  needed  for  luandry. 


J.  M.  French,  Supt. 


COLORED  HIGH  SCHOOL. 


Upon  investigation  we  find  that  this  school  has 
never  done  the  w7ork  intended  that  it  should  do. 

Pupils  have  been  admitted  who  never  had  attend- 
ed school  before,  thereby  making  this  institution  in  fact, 
a primary  school,  instead  of  a real  high  school,  as  was 
intended.  It  has  done  fairly  well  the  past  term,  though 
the  average  attendance  was  below  twenty -five.  It  has 
now  about  forty  pupils  of  all  grades,  and  the  propects 
are  more  hopeful.  No  course  of  study  has  ever  been 
prescribed,  which  may  be  partly  the  cause  of  the  ad- 
mission of  pupils  of  the  primary  grades.  The  Board 
has  adopted  the  following  course  of  study,  and  pupils 
will  hereafter  be  admitted  by  passing  a satisfactory  ex- 
amination to  the  freshman  year. 


SENIOR. 


FIRST  TERM. 


SECOND  TERM. 
Astronomy, 

Algebra, 

Natural  Philosophy, 

Psychology, 

Literature; 

Physical  Geography, 


Astronomy, 

Algebra, 

Natural  Philosophy, 

Psychology, 

Literature, 

Physical  Geography, 


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JUNIOR. 


FIRST  TERM. 
Algebra, 
Arithmetic, 
Physics, 

Rhetoric, 

General  History, 
Higher  Arithmetic, 


SECOND  TERM. 
Algebra, 

Arithmetic, 

Geology, 

American  Literature 
General  History, 
Higher  Arithmetic. 


SOPH  MORE. 


FIRST  TERM. 
Practical  Arithmetic. 
Mental  Arithmetic 
General  History 
Grammar 
Book  Keeping 
Spelling  and  Com. 


SECOND  TERM. 

Practical  Arithmetic 
Mental  Arithmetic 
General  History 
Grammar 
Botony 

Spelling  and  Comp. 


FRESHMAN. 


FIRST  TERM. 

Practical  Arithmetic 

Grammar 

Physiology 

United  States  History 

Spelling  and  Composition 

Penmanship 


SECOND  TERM. 

Practical  Arithmetic 

Grammar 

Physiology 

United  States  Hist’ry 

Spelling  and  Com. 

Penmanship. 


Mrs.  L.  T.  Brown  is  the  teacher  this  term,  and 
promises  to  be  a useful  woman  among  the  people  of  her 
race.  The  present  Steward,  George  P.  Nave,  is  taking 
much  interest  in  the  domestic  department  and  showing 
commendable  pride  in  keeping  the  building  and  sur- 
roundings in  a healthy  condition 


STEWARD’S  REPORT  COLORED  HIGH  SCHOOL. 

Hon.  J.  T.  Parks,  President  Board  of  Education. 

Sir:  I have  the  honor  to  acknowledge  the  receipt 
of  your  letter  of  October  4th,  making  inquiry  of  the 
condition  of  the  domestic  department  of  this  institution, 
of  which  I have  to  say  that  the  domestic  as  well  as  the 
other  departments  are  in  very  fair  condition, 

The  school  has  been  unusually  large  this  term, 
there  being  enrolled  48  pupils  and  many  were  turned 
away  for  lack  of  bedsteads  and  stoves.  There  are  in 
regular  attendance  41  pupils,  38  boarders  and  3 day 
scholars, 


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The  primary  privilege  allowed  in  this  institution 
has  been  used  largely  to  accommodate  the  poor  and 
orphans,  who  were  without  means  of  acquiring  the 
rudiments  of  an  education, 

As  near  as  can  be  correctly  estimated,  it  costs 
about  $7.50  per  month  to  board  a pupil  in  this  school, 

I would  most  respectfully  recommend  the  appro- 
priation of  $75.00  for  16  desks  for  use  in  the  Colored 
High  School 

As  to  the  future  good  of  this  institution  I have  to 
say,  that  the  interest  awakened  seems  to  be  deep  and 
lasting,  and  I feel  safe  in  saying  that  with  proper  man- 
agement this  school  will  become  a leading  educational 
institution  for  Cherokee  freedmen. 

And  I would  respectfully  recommend  that  the 
school  work  be  placed  upon  a graded  course  of  study, 
and  teachers  be  required  to  adhere  strictly  to  said 
course,  that  more  good  might  be  accomplished  and 
better  results  attained. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

Geo.  F.  Nave,  Steward. 

SUMMARY. 

The  total  number  of  teachers  employed  in  pri 
mary,  high  schools  and  Orphan  Asylum  142 


Native  Cherokees  114 

Adopted  colored  13 

Non -citizens  colored  2 

Adopted  whites  9 

Non  -citizen  whites  4 


Cherokees  are  largely  engaged  in  educating 
their  own  people  and  the  Board  has  followed  the  law  in 
making  the  appointment  of  teachers  to  give  preference 
to  citizens,  where  qualifications  were  equal. 


DISBURSEMENT  OF  FUNDS. 

FEMALE  SEMINARY  CURRENT  AND  CONTINGENT  EX- 
PENSES, 

By  appropriation  $11,000  00 

1899. 

March  17  To  requisition  by  J.  M. 

French  $3,407  68 

April  10  To  requisition  by  J.  M. 

French 


2,481  93 


—20  — 


July  17  To  requisition  by  J.  M. 

French  2,551  34 

To  balance  2,559  05 


811,000  00  $11,000  00 


October  1 By  balance 

STEWARD'S  SALARY. 


October  1 By  balance 

CONTINGENT  FUND. 

By  appropriation 

March  17  To  requisition  by  J.  M. 

F rench 

WOOD  FUND. 


100  00 


100  00 


By  appropriation. 

March 

17 

To  requisition  by 

J.  M. 

French 

169 

64 

June 

8 

To  requisition  by 

J.  M. 

French 

155 

36 

325 

00 

SALAJIY--PRINC1 

PAL  TE 

AUHEl 

R. 

By  appropriation 

March 

20 

To  requisition  by 

A.  F. 

Wilson 

100 

oo 

April 

7 

To  requisition  by 

A.  F. 

Wilson 

100 

00 

May 

15 

To  requisition  by 

A.  F. 

Wilson 

100 

00 

2.559  05 


March 

17 

By  appropriation 

To  requisition  by  J.  M. 
French 

$125  00 

500  00 

May 

15 

To  requisition  by  J.  M, 
French 

125  00 

Aug. 

21 

To  requisition  by  J.  M. 
French 

125  00 

To  balance 

125  00 

500  00 

500  00 

125  00 

$100  00 

100  00 
8325  00 


325  00 
$900  00 


—21 — 


July 

1 To  requisition  by  A.  F. 

Wilson 

200  00 

Sept. 

30  To  requisition  by  A.  P. 

Wilson 

100  00 

To  balance 

300  00 

900  00 

900  00 

October  1 By  balance 

300  00 

SALARY— FIRST  ASSISTANT  TEACHER. 

By  appropriation 

#675  00 

March 

20  To  requisition  by  Bluie 

Adair 

75  00 

April 

7 To  requisition  by  Bluie 

Adair 

75  00 

May 

15  To  requisition  by  Bluie 

Adair 

75  00 

July 

1 To  requisition  by  Bluie 

Adair 

150  00 

Sept. 

30  To  requisition  by  Lilian 

Alexander 

75  00 

To  balance 

225  00 

675  00 

675  00 

October  1 By  balance 

225  00 

4 

SALARY— SECOND  ASSISTANT  TEACHER. 

By  appropriation 

$450  00 

March 

20  To  requisition  by  Miss 

Mitchel 

50  00 

April 

7 To  requisition  by  Miss 

Mitchel 

50  00 

May 

15  To  requisition  by  Miss 

Mitchel 

50  00 

July 

1 To  requisition  by  Miss 

Mitchel 

100  00 

Sept. 

30  To  requisition  by  Ja- 

nanna  Ballard 

50  00 

To  balance 

150  00 

450  00 

450  00 

October  1 By  balance 

150  00 

_22— 


SALARY  THIRD  ASSISTANT  TEACHER. 

By  appropriation  $450  00 

March  20  To  requisition  by  Patsey 


Mayes 

50  00 

April 

7 

To  requisition  by  Patsey 
Mayes 

50  00 

May 

15 

To  requisition  by  Patsey 
Mayes 

50  00 

July 

1 

To  requisition  by  Patsey 
Mayes 

100  00 

Sept. 

80 

To  requisition  by  Patsey 
Mayes 

50  00 

To  balance 

150  00 

450  00 

450 

00 

October  1 

By  balance 

150  00 

SALARY— FOURTH  ASSISTANT  TEACHER. 

By  appropriation 

$450 

00 

March 

20 

To  requisition  by  Euge- 
nia Thompson 

50  00 

April 

7 

To  requisition  by  Euge 
nia  Thompson 

50  00 

May 

15 

To  requisition  by  Euge- 
nia Thompson 

50  00 

July 

1 

To  requisition  by  Euge- 
nia Thompson 

100  00 

Sept. 

30 

To  requisition  by  Dan- 
nie Ross 

50  00 

To  balance 

150  00 

450  00 

450 

00 

October  1 

By  balance 

150 

00 

REPAIRING  FURNACE  FUND. 

By  appropriation 

$150 

00 

April 

7 

To  requisition  by  J.  M. 
French 

83  25 

April 

7 

To  requisition  by  J.  M. 
French 

63  75 

May 

lb 

To  requisition  by  J.  M. 
French 

3 00 

150 

00 

150 

00 

150 

00 

150 

00 

-23- 

BOOK  AND  STATIONERY  FUND. 


By  appropriation  SI 50  00 

May  29  To  requisition  by  ,0.  P. 


D.  Co. 

6 85 

June 

8 To  requisition  Board  of 

Education 

50  00 

To  balance 

93  15 

150  00 

150  00 

October  1 By  balance 

93  15 

LITERARY  BOOK  FUND. 

By  appropriation 

*100  00 

To  balance 

100  00 

100  00 

100  00 

October  !•  By  balance 

100  00 

MALE  SEMINARY— CONTINGENT  EXPENSES. 

1899. 

By  appropriation 

$7,000  00 

Feb, 

6 To  requisition  by  R K. 

Adair 

2090  80 

April 

11  To  requisition  by  R.  K. 

Adair 

1795  59 

July 

1 To  requisition  by  R.  K. 

Adair 

1286  50 

To  balance 

1827  11 

7000  00 

7000  00 

October  1 By  balance 

1827  11 

FUEL  FUND 

By  appropriation 

$450  00 

June 

22  To  requisition  by  R.  K. 

Adair 

450  00 

450  00 

450  00 

—24— 

STEWARD'S  SALARY. 


By  appropriation 

Feb.  20  To  requisition  by  R.  K. 
Adair 

May  15  To  requisition  by  R.  K, 
Adair 

Aug.  21  To  requisition  by  R.  K. 
Adair 
To  balance 


$500  00 


125  00 

125  00 

125  00 
125  00 


500  00  500  00 


October  1 By  balanc 

125  00 

SALARY  PRINCIPAL  TEACHER. 

By  appropriation 

$900  00 

March 

21  To  requisition  by  W.  S. 

Dugger 

100  00 

. 

April 

7 To  requisition  by  W.  S. 

Dugger 

100  00 

May 

15  To  requisition  by  W.  S. 

Dugger 

100  00 

July 

1 To  requisition  by  W.  S, 

Dugger 

200  00 

Sept. 

30  To  requisition  by  J.  L. 

Smith 

100  00 

To  balance 

300  00 

900  00 

900  00 

October  1 By  balance 

300  00 

SALARY — FIRST  ASSISTANT  TEACHER. 

By  app  ropriation 

$675  00 

March 

21  To  requisition  by  J.  G. 

Hough 

75  00 

April 

7 To  requisition  by  J.  G. 

Hough 

75  00 

May 

15  To  requisition  by  J.  (4. 

Hough 

75  00 

July 

1 To  requisition  by  J.  G. 

Hough 


150  00 


Sept.  30  To  requisition  by  Waiter 


A.  Thompson 

75  00 

To  balance 

225  00 

675  00 

675  00 

October  1 By  balance 

225  00 

SALARY— SECOND  ASSISTANT 

TEACHER. 

By  appropriation 

$450  00 

March 

21  To  requisition  by  Bene 

Finley 

50  00 

April 

7 To  requisition  by  Gene 

Finley 

50  00 

May 

15  To  requisition  by  Gene 

Finley 

50  00 

July 

1 To  requisition  by  Gene 

Finley 

100  00 

Sept. 

30  To  requisition  by  R.  L. 

Mitchell 

50  00 

To  balance 

150  00 

450  00 

450  00 

October  1 By  balance 

150  00 

SALARY— THIRD  ASSISTANT  TEACHER. 

By  appropriation 

$450  00 

March 

21  To  requisition  by  Geo. 

Cox 

50  00 

April 

7 To  requisition  by  Geo. 

Cox 

50  00 

May 

15  To  requisition  by  Geo. 

Cox 

50  00 

July 

1 To  requisition  by  Geo. 

Cox 

100  00 

Sept. 

30  To  requisition  by  Geo. 

Cox 

50  00 

To  balance 

150  00 

450  00 

450  00 

October  1 By  balance 

150  00 

-26- 


BOOK  AND  STATIONERY  FUND. 

By  appropriation  $100  00 

Sept.  30  To  requisition  by  Board 

of  Education  100  00 


100  00  100  00 

ORPHAN  ASYLUM  CURRENT  AND  CONTINGENT  EX- 
PENSES. 


By  appropriation  $10,000  00 

Jan.  9 To  requisition  by  J.  P. 

Thompson  2791  79 

April  3 To  requisition  by  J.  P. 

Thompson  2673  15 

J uly  3 To  requisition  by  J.  P. 

Thompson  2127  60 

To  balance  2407  46 


10000  00  10000  00 


October  1 By  balance  forward  2407  46 

SALARY— SUPERINTENDENT. 


By  appropriation 

$600  00 

March 

17  To  requisition  by  J.  F. 

Thompson 

150  00 

May 

15  To  requisition  by  J.  P. 

Thompson 

150  00 

Aug. 

23  To  requisition  by  J.  P. 

Thompson 

150  00 

To  balance 

150  00 

600  00 

600  00 

SALARY— MEDICAL  SUPERINTENDENT. 

By  appropriation 

600  00 

March  17  To  requisition  by  J.  L. 

Mitchel 

150  00 

May 

15  To  requisition  by  J.  L. 

Mitchel 

150  000 

Aug. 

21  To  requisition  by  J.  L. 

Mitchel 

150  00 

To  balance 

150  00 

600  00 


600  00 


—27— 


Oct.  1 By  balance  for’d  150  00 

SALARY  PRINCIPAL  TEACHER. 


By  appropriation 

$720  00 

Feby. 

6 

To  requisiton  by  R.  L. 

Mitchel 

80  00 

April 

7 

To  requisition  by  R.  L . 

Mitchel 

160  00 

May 

15 

To  requisition  by  R.  L. 

Mitchel 

160  00 

Sept, 

30 

To  reouisiton  by  S.  F. 

Parks 

80  00 

To  balance 

240  00 

* 

720  00 

720  00 

C ct. 

1 

By  balance  for’d 

gop  on 

SALARY— FIRST  ASSISTANT. 

By  appropriation 

540  < < 

Feby. 

6 

To  requisition  by  S.  W. 

Woodall 

60  00 

April 

7 

To  requisition  by  S.  W. 

Woodall 

120  00 

May 

15 

To  requisition  by  S.  W. 

Woodall 

120  00 

Sept. 

30 

To  requisition  by  Geo. 

Hampton 

60  00 

To  balance 

180  00 

540  00 

540  00 

Oct. 

1 

By  balance 

180  00 

SALARY — SECOND  ASSISTANT  TEACHER. 

By  appropriation 

405  00 

Feby. 

6 

To  requisition  by  Geo. 

Hampton 

45  00 

April 

7 

To  requisition  by  Geo. 

Hampton 

90  00 

May 

15 

To  requisiton  by  Geo. 

Hampton 

90  00 

Sept. 

30 

To  requisiton  by  Fannie 

Mai  Browning 

45  00 

To  balance 

135  00 

405  00  405  00 


Oct.  1 By  balance 


135  00 


-28- 


salary — THIRD  ASSISTANT  TEACHER. 
By  appropriation 

Feby.  6 To  requisition  by  Dora  Ward  45  00 
April  7 To  requisition  by  Dora  Ward  90  00 

May  15  To  requisition  by  Dora  Ward  90  00 

Sept.  30  To  requisition  by  E.  M. 

Thompson  45  00 

To  balance  135  00 


405  00 


Oct.  1 By  balance 

SALARY— FOURTH  ASSISTANT  TEACHER. 


Feby.  6 

By  appropriation 

To  requisition  by  Pixie 

Mayes 

45  00 

A pnl  7 

To  requisition  by  Pixie 

Mayes 

90  00 

May  15 

To  requisition  by  Pixie 

Mayes 

90  00 

Sept.  30 

To  requisition  by  Dora  Ware 

L 45  00 

To  balance 

135  00 

Oct.  1 

By  balance 

405  00 

SALARY — MUSIC  TEACHER. 

Feb.  6 

By  appropriation 

To  requisition  by  Cherne 

Edmonson 

50  00 

April  7 

To  requisition  by  Cherrie 

Edmonson 

100  00 

May  15 

To  requisition  by  Cherrie 

Edmonson 

100  00 

Sep.  30 

To  requisition  |?y  Cherrie 

Edmonson 

50  00 

To  balance 

150  00 

450  00 

405  00 


405  00 
135  00 

405  00 

405  00 
135  00 

450  00 


450  00 
150  00 


Oct.  1 By  balance 


— 29 — 


COLORED  HIGH  SCHOOL. 


CURRENT  AND  CONTINGENT  EXPENSES. 


By  appropriation 

1800  00 

Mch. 

18 

To  requisition  by  Geo. 

Vann 

792  80 

April 

29 

To  requisition  by  Geo. 

Vann 

306  50 

July 

1 

To  requisition  by  Geo. 

Vann 

318  13 

To  balance 

382  57 

1800  00 

1800  00 

Cct. 

1 

By  balance  for’d 

382  57 

TEAM  AND  FEED  FUND. 

By  appropriation 

150  00 

Mch. 

1 

To  requisi  ion  by  Geo. 

Vann 

37  50 

April  29 

To  requisition  by  Geo.  Vann 

37  50 

July 

1 

To  requisition  by  Geo.  Vann  37  50 

To  balance 

37  50 

150  00 

150  00 

Oct. 

1 

By  balance  for’d 

37  50 

BOOK  AND  SEATIONERY  FUND. 

By  appropriation 

50  00 

May 

29 

To  requisition  by  Carter- 
Pendleton  Drug  Co. 

2815 

To  balance 

21  85 

10  00 

50  00 

Oct. 

1 

By  balance  forward 

21  85 

SALARY — STEWARD. 

By  appropriation 

300  00 

Mch. 

18 

To  requisition  by  Geo. 

Vann 

75  00 

May 

15 

To  requisition  by  Geo.  Vann 

75  00 

- 30  - 


Aug,  21  To  requisiton  by  Geo  Vann  75  0-’ 
To  balance  75  00 


300  00  300  00 

Oct  1 By  balance  75  00 

SALARY — MEDICAL  SUPERIN  TI2N  DE  J T. 


By  appropriation  500  00 

Mch.  20  To  requisition  by  E(l.  G. 

Blake  52  74 

May  15  To  requisition  by  J.  M. 

Thompson  72  26 

May  15  To  requisition  by  Ed.  G. 

Blake  125  00 

Aug  21  To  requisition  by  Ed  G. 

Blake  125  00 

To  balance  125  00 


500  00  500  00 


Oct.  1 By  balance  125  00 

SALARY  — TEACHER. 

By  appropriation  450  00 

Mcb.  18  To  requisition  Geo.  F. 

Nave  50  00 

April  7 To  requisition  by  Geo.  F. 

Nave  50  00 

May  15  To  requisition  by  Geo  F. 

Nave  50  00 

June  8 To  requisition  by  Geo  F. 

Nave  50  00 

July  1 To  requisition  by  Geo.  F. 

Nave  50  00 

Sept,  30  To  requisition  by  Margarete 

Brown  50  00 

To  balance  150  00 


450  00  450  00 


Cct  1 By  balance 


150  00 


—31 — 


BOARD  OF  EDUCATION 

SALARY — PRESIDEN  T 


By  appropriation 

500  00 

Feby 

6 

To  requisition  by  H.  W.  0. 

v helton 

125  00 

May 

15 

To  requisition  by  H.  W.  D. 
Shelton 

125  CO 

Aug 

21 

To  requisition  by  J.  T. 
Parks 

1 25  00 

To  balance 

125  00 

500  00 

500  00 

Oct. 

1 

By  balance  forward 

1:5  00 

SALARY  — SECRE  J ARY . 

By  appropriation 

To  requisition  by  M.  l. 

500  00 

Feby 

20 

Paden 

125  00 

May 

15 

To  requisiton  by  M.  L. 
Paden 

102  77 i 

May 

15 

To  requision  by  Jas  F. 

McCullough 

22  22| 

To  balance 

125  00 

500  00 

500  00 

Oct  1 By  balance  125  00 

SALARY  — MEMBER. 


By  appropriation 

Feby 

20 

To  requisition  by  Geo. 
Mitchel 

100  00 

May 

15 

To  requisition  by  Geo. 

M itchel 

100  00 

May 

15 

To  requisition  by  J.  T. 
Parks 

06  60  1-3 

May 

15 

To  requisition  by  Geo. 
M itchel 

33  33  2-3 

Aug 

21 

To  requisition  by  H.  W. 
Shelton 

0. 

100  CO 

—32— 


To  balance 

100  00 

400  00 

400  00 

Oct.  1 By  balance 

4 

100  00 

CONTINGENT  FUND. 

By  appropriation 

350  00 

Feby  6 To  requisition 

100  00 

Feby  6 To  requisition 

100  00 

May  15  To  requisition 

100  00 

To  balance 

50  00 

350  00 

350  00 

Oct.  1 By  balance  50  00 

PRIMARY  SCHOOLS. 

BOOK  AND  SCHOOL  SUPPLY  FUND. 

By  appropriation  1500  00 

Feby  6 To  requisition  by  American 

Book  Co  112167 

Mch.  30  To  requisition  by  John  W. 

Stapler 

June  8 To  requisition  by  Goldsmith 

B and  S Co.  110  00 

To  balance  244  23 


1500  00  1500  00 

Oct.  1 By  balance  244  23 

SALARY — 124  PRIMARY  TKACHERS. 

By  appropriation  30  380  00 

To  requisition  to  teachers 
for  Spring  Term  170  81  25 

'I'obalance  132  98  75 


30  380  00  30  380  00 


Oct.  1 


By  balance 


132  98  75 


